Question

Mention the advantages of selecting pea plant for experiment by Mendel?

Answer 1

Mendel choosed pea plants for experiments because :-
1.Pea is one year plant.It's life cycle is very short. So in less time, study of many generations can be carried out.
2.Male and female reproductive organs are on one flower means flowers are bisexual.
3.Because of self-pollination, it is easier to get pure homozygous plants.
4.It is easier to do cross-pollination,artificially.
5.Pea plant has seven characteristics influenced by both dominant and recessive genes.examples:-Length of stem (tall and dwarf), Position of flowers (axial and terminal), color of fruit leaves (Green and yellow), Shape of fruit leaves (flat and constricted),, Shape of seeds (Round and wrinkled) ,color of seed leaves (yellow and green),color of seed cover etc etc.......

Answer 2

Answer :

The major advantages of selecting pea plant for the experiment by Mendel are as follows:

i. Pea plant has 7 contrasting characteristics which can be phenotypically distinguished.

ii. Every contrasting character has only 2 alleles and none of them are linked.

iii. The plant undergoes self-pollination thus easily produces the offsprings with same traits generation after generation.

iv. Due to self-pollination, homozygous plants can be obtained easily.

v. Cross-pollination for experimentation can be easily performed by emasculating the stamen of the flower without affecting the flower.

vi. They have a short life span and produce many seeds at a time.